Elia Viviani (Cannondale) claimed a bunch sprint from Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) to take stage five of the Tour of Turkey.

Cavendish had taken three of the previous four stages but Viviani managed to sit on his wheel before a late burst claimed the stage.

Kristian Sbaragli completed the podium; while Rein Taaramae retained his six-second advantage in the general classification as both he and second-placed Adam Yates (Orica-GreenEdge) finished safely in the bunch.